NJEDA’s Latest NJ Founders & Funders Event Connects More Than Two Dozen Early-Stage Companies with Seasoned Investors From a biotechnology company that develops biomarkers in blood to detect cancer to a technology business that connects local farmers and food gardeners, a broad spectrum of early-stage companies on April 27 participated in the latest New Jersey Founders & Funders event. The afternoon-long event, hosted by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA), gave entrepreneurs from more than two dozen New Jersey technology and life sciences companies the opportunity to meet one-on-one with potential investors.Stevens and Princeton among Top 15 U.S. Universities for “Best in Nation for ROI” Emily Bader reports in NJBIZ that when it comes to colleges with the best return on investment, parents and policymakers are all trying to get the best bang for their buck. It turns out two New Jersey universities have scored high on PayScale’s 2017 College ROI Report: Best Value Colleges list, focused on a 20-year net return on investment. The list also factors in financial aid, the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and more to rank more than 1,500 private and public institutions nationwide.

Monmouth University Recognized by EPA as Top Green Power User in Metro Atlantic Conference in 2016-2017 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)has recognized Monmouth University as an Individual Conference Champion of the 2016-17 College & University Green Power Challenge for using more green power than any other school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Green power is zero-emissions electricity generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, eligible biogas, biomass, and low-impact hydro.